Do you lose all control regarding healthy living on the weekend? Well, you are not alone in your struggle with the weekend diet. One of the primary reasons for the weekend struggle is that it contains a great deal of unstructured time. With the busy work, family and school schedules most people have during the week, there is little or no time for relaxation and social interaction. However, when the weekend begins, a whole new schedule emerges and an entirely new team seems to take the field. If this sounds like you, let me point something out here that I find very interesting. Phonetically, the words week and weak are pronounced the exact same way. So every time I hear someone worried about or struggling with the weekend diet, I hear WEAKend in my mind.

Now granted, this isn’t going to win me any awards but it is an interesting thought. The real question is whether this “phonetic coincidence” has some impact on the struggle that takes place at the end of each week? Is it possible that by saying weekend (WEAKend) you actually make yourself mentally and emotionally weaker? I believe that it may and that perhaps you would be better served by referring to this period as the STRONGend. My question is simple: Is it more advantageous to think STRONG or think WEAK? Mind/body theory would encourage you to think STRONG thoughts.

So think about this concept as you approach the end of this workweek. Are you preparing for a WEAKend or a STRONGend? This may very well make all the difference in the world regarding your diet. Oh yes, diet. That’s another one of those words that always jump out at me. It sounds like such a negative word. I don’t suggest you DIE it. I suggest you LIVE it. And I suggest you LIVE ITSTRONG at the end of each week. The thoughts you think fuel your behavior. Be mindful of the mental wood you throw on your motivational fire during your weekend diet.